The Leadership Coaches Team
Simon
Executive Coach
Showcasing an impressive and extensive background in international coaching, Simon works with executive board members. He collaborates with VP’s, Senior Directors, and site leaders in large companies, including FTSE 100 and European Pharma. Previously a Senior Director in Global Pharma, GSK, Simon has led large internationally based teams in the USA, Europe and Asia. As part of several cross-functional teams he has developed and launched major new medicines world-wide. His global experience also includes leadership of several complex international industrial/academic consortia in the UK and Europe into Sustainable Manufacturing.
Simon’s coaching assignments include developing global leadership capability, transitioning clients to larger roles, dealing with complicated relationships at work, building organisational strategy whilst dealing with complexity, and enabling communications and influence. His aim is to work with the ‘whole person’ at both the inner personal development level (purpose & values) and at an outer more practical level (performance & behaviour), bringing a greater sense of alignment and authenticity in leadership. His coaching style is to support and challenge clients to develop their self-awareness, re-frame mindsets, understand what type of leader they want to be and then build capability.
Having worked across different cultures, organisations and disciplines managing expectations, political agendas, and delivering significant products to tight timelines/budgets, Simon understands and empathises authentically. His own leadership transitions from leading self, leading through others to leading teams of leaders in a complex environment, provide a significant resource from which to understand the commercial and personal pressures that clients are under and provide context for more meaningful coaching conversations.
Areas of Expertise:
Navigating leadership
Lived experience of global leadership
Expertise in writing strategic papers
Expertise in leading in a matrix style of leadership
Influencing Skills
Change
Motivation
Role transitions
Personal Impact and Presence
Resilience
Strategic Direction
Qualifications and Professional Memberships:
ICF ACC - Accredited Certified Coach
Senior Practitioner Coach Member of EMCC
PGCE ‘Leadership Coaching’ – Institute of Psychosynthesis/Middlesex University
Saville Consulting International Accreditation WAVE
Being coached by Simon has been a fascinating experience. Simon created a safe environment and helped to find clarity about my goals and priorities. As a coach and organisational development practitioner I was concerned that I would know all ‘tricks of the game’ and therefore be ‘uncoachable’. Simon took on the challenge with confidence, patience and respect. What started as executive coaching stretched into exploration of wider aspects of life, which although initially I was confident would not be necessary, turned out to be much needed. During our coaching relationship both my self-awareness and noticing different perspectives increased. I had space to explore areas I have never given myself a chance to go into. At the same time Simon supported me to stay focused. Thank you for your kindness, empathy, wisdom and patience!
My experience of working with Simon is very positive. He is a talented coach that helps an individual very quickly zoom in on areas that are causing difficulty and conflict in the workplace - be they relationship based or role based. He helped me understand the underlying reasons for situations we discussed and supported by his extensive experience, Simon helped me identify a path forward, filled with small achievable steps and accompanied by many tips and tricks for ensuring success. During my time with Simon he helped me resolve some tricky ‘political’ and personnel situations. Equally Simon helped me see the value I bring to a situation and in doing so gave me the willingness to better communicate my success in a manner that has resulted in many positive outcomes across my career.
I worked with Simon on career coaching. At the time I needed some clarity on various career options. Simon helped me to consider my options and fully explore the pros and cons for all those I had been thinking about. He helped to provide some real clarity and made me realise just how unhappy I was in my current job. As a result of our sessions I had the confidence to apply for a new job, I was successful (and left my old job). This was a big step as I had been there for a long time. Simon was an excellent coach, totally professional and I would recommend him to anyone without any reservation. He was very flexible in scheduling our sessions. We met via Zoom - which worked very well and he was able to provide an audio recording of our sessions.
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